The Iran-Iraq War
David Schaffer
- San Diego, California Lucent Books 2003
- 128 p. ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- World history series .
Includes bibliography references and Index
The Persian Gulf, new global hot spot -- Conflict evolves and emerges -- Militants take power ; War breaks out -- Settling into stalemate -- Boldness and backlash : the world takes sides -- War frontiers expand -- Iran and the U.S. face-to-face -- War's last gasps and an uneasy peace.
The Iran-Iraq War was one of the longest and most destructive wars of the twentieth century. Global interest in the Middle East and dependence upon oil supplies from the Persian Gulf led to widespread and intense international interest in the war, which coincided with a rise in Islamic militancy and political instability in the region.